Discrepancy in engg certificates leaves students confused

Discrepancy in engg certificates leaves students confused

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai:29.01.2021

Discrepancies in dates mentioned in course completion certificates and provisional degree certificates have left many engineering graduates and their parents confused. While colleges have mentioned in the course completion certificates that students appeared for their final semester exam in September 2020, Anna University’s provisional degree certificates mention the month of passing the year as May 2020.

“How can a student pass the exam in May if he appeared for it only in September?” a parent asked.

The discrepancy has left many students worried, particularly those who planned to continue to study abroad, as they fear foreign universities may reject their applications due to this.

Some professors from engineering colleges reiterated this and said this won’t be an issue if the employer or higher education institute the graduate is applying to verifies the document.

Odd semesters always end in December and even semesters in May. “Even in years when the state faces elections, the semester exams are conducted in June and July. But the month of passing is always mentioned as May,” a professor from a city college said.

“If an employer or higher education institute wants to verify the genuineness of the certificate, they can verify it only with the university. So, students will not face any issues,” he added.

When contacted, university officials said the provisional degree certificates were issued for the academic session that ended in May 2020. “The academic year ended in May. Only the exams were conducted in September in view of the pandemic. If the university mentions that the academic session ended in September, students may get into trouble in the future as recruiters and foreign universities may consider them to be arrear candidates. The course duration is only four years and it cannot be extended,” an official from Anna University told TOI.

Anna University is preparing to conduct the November-December 2020 exam in February. “In the mark sheets, we would only mention that it’s the November-December 2020 exam and not February exam.” he added.

The academic year ended in May. Only the exams were conducted in September in view of the pandemic. If the university mentions that the academic session ended in September, students may get into trouble in the future as recruiters and foreign universities may consider them to be arrear candidates

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